Which to use
“vermissen” and “verwiesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,781
- “vermissen” frequency rank
- #7,248
- “verwiesen” frequency rank
- 13029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermissen | verwiesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feststellen, wahrnehmen, dass jemand oder etwas fehlt | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verweisen |
Where the eye mixes vermissen and verwiesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vermissen (CVCCVCCVC) and verwiesen (CVCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses vermissen with verwiesen
A purely visual mix-up. vermissen ([fɛɐ̯ˈmɪsn̩]) and verwiesen ([fɛɐ̯ˈviːzn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vermissen is recorded at frequency rank #5,781, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪsn̩]. verwiesen is at rank #7,248, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈviːzn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13029, this pair ranks #1,960,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vermissen vs verwiesen
Shared letters: einrsv. Private to "vermissen": m. Private to "verwiesen": w.
"vermissen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwiesen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vermissen" for "verwiesen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vermissen" vs "verwiesen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vermissen" and "verwiesen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vermissen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwiesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermissen" and "verwiesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermiesen vs verwiesen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,960,559 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.